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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 4 April 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī

Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5012:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1111:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Viṣṇudamanaka Caturdaśī

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0512:05 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 46° above N. Day length 11 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 162° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:405:40 PM–19:127:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:278:27 AM–09:599:59 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:2312:23 PM–13:491:49 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:163:16 PM–16:424:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:374:37 PM–17:235:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:424:42 PM–18:096:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Udvega06:376:37 AM–08:038:03 AMavoid
Cara08:038:03 AM–09:309:30 AMneutral
Lābha09:309:30 AM–10:5610:56 AMgood
Amṛta10:5610:56 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Kāla12:2312:23 PM–13:491:49 PMavoid
Śubha13:491:49 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Roga15:163:16 PM–16:424:42 PMavoid
Udvega16:424:42 PM–18:096:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:096:09 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Amṛta19:427:42 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Cara21:169:16 PM–22:5010:50 PMneutral
Roga22:5010:50 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:2312:23+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:571:57+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Udvega27:313:31+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:045:04+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM

06:376:37 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 23:1111:11 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 24:3512:35+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 17:145:14 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:0512:05 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:1111:11 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:424:42 PM–18:096:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:096:09 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 32 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī23:1111:11 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī24:35 00:3512:35 AM MonHasta
YogaVṛddhi17:145:14 PMDhruva
KaraṇaGara12:0512:05 PMVaṇija
VāraRavivāra30:38 06:386:38 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 634
Day length
11 h 32 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
17:465:46 PM
Moonset
29:555:55+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:278:27 AM09:599:59 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:491:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:163:16 PM16:424:42 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:374:37 PM17:235:23 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:424:42 PM18:096:09 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:405:40 PM19:127:12 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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